How to Make Cricut Graduation Cards: Full Tutorial
Eighteen years of laughter, tears, birthday parties, prom nights, and dates. It will be a big day for every high school student to bid farewell to their high school and start a new chapter of their journey. Being the senior craft teacher of the school, the principal has given me the duty of making invitations for each of them. I feel lucky that she trusted me, and I would give her the best Cricut graduation cards for this event.
Creating attractive and simple
invitations is undoubtedly a difficult task, thanks to my Cricut machine, as it
will help me finish the craft on time. I can make several easy-to-make projects
from Cricut products for this occasion, but my favorite is customized slider
cards. In this tutorial, I've shared step-by-step instructions for making this
project.
Step 1: First, Open the Cricut App
and Create a Design
Start by opening the Cricut app and pressing the New Project button. Next, tick the Upload option and press the Upload Image box. Now, press the Browse icon, select the image from your system library, and save it. Afterward, go to Recent Upload Images, choose your image, and hit the Insert Image button. Following this, separate the layers by pressing Ungroup under the Layers panel.
Then, find the card base in the
Layers section and change the fold line to score lines by selecting Score from the Operation section. At the same time, attach the scoreline and card
base by selecting the Attach option
in the lower right-hand corner. After that, repeat the same steps for the
slider piece and four rosette pieces.
Select the Text tool and enter the text into your Cricut graduation cards. After finishing the text, select the whole text and apply a new font, color, size, and style. Now, you must change the line by returning to the Operation section and pressing the PEN option. Besides you can also change the color of your pen depending on your choice.
Next, cross-check that the design has been made correctly; if there are any mistakes, then instantly change it. Following this, tap the Make It, which appears blank on the top right-hand side of your canvas.
Step 2: Now, Choose the Material for
Your Craft
You will see the mat on the mat
preview page and press the Continue option.
Also, select your material from the list of your choice and load the tools into
the respective Clamps. Use a brayer or scraper tool to stick the material on
the cutting mat properly. Then, you must prepare for the final writing and
cutting process.
Step 3: Next, Insert the Mat Into
Your Cricut Machine
Equally important, tap the Double Arrows button to ensure your cutting mat is in the correct position. When your craft machine starts flashing the C button, it indicates that it's time to cut the material. Please press the button and let it make the Cricut graduation cards without any disturbances. You must repeat the same steps until all the layers have been cut.
Step 4: Lastly, Assemble All the
Layers
Following this, weed out all the materials from the Cricut mat with your weeding tool or tweezer. Ensure that you are accurately using the tool without causing any damage to the mat or design. It's time to assemble all the layers and give it the shape of a proper invitation.
Just take your time and start folding the rosette flat while gathering all the pleats. Ensure that all the pleats are folded correctly, and it will instantly begin to take its shape. Next, put a small portion of glue in the center and put a diploma or graduation cap on it. Also, set aside the mat and messaging panel. After that, place the yellow mat on the blue base and the sentiment layer on the yellow mat.
Following this, fold the slider piece with the pull tab cutout at first, start with valley fold, mountain fold, and then again valley fold. After doing that, flip the slider and add glue at the bottom of the tab. Flip the pull tab and stick it correctly with the slider, ensuring the edges line up.
Now, you need to add glue on all
sides of the slider and attach it to the top of the sentiment layer.
Simultaneously, pull up the pull tab and add the rosettes to the raised
portion. Once it is done, fold the card base and add the messaging panel on the
base. Lastly, complete your Cricut
graduation cards by adding the slide to the front of the card base.
That's it! Making this customized project from your cut-die machine will take a few minutes. Moreover, you can also create different crafts for this event, such as dorm moving bags, window signs, cake toppers, car decals, and many more.
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